Do Skype guitar lessons really help people learn guitar? An insight into teaching guitar through Skype and how to provide a better service to your students. Since Skype came along with its user-friendly setup and mass market appeal, it has become a hit with guitar...

In the last lesson on modes we looked at the modes which have a major sound. These were the Ionian, Lydian and Mixolydian modes, and they prove to be an essential part of most proficient guitarist’s knowledge base. In today’s lesson we are looking at the...

At various points throughout our time as guitar players, whether we are beginners or experienced players, we hit walls. Maybe we have hit a limit with our theoretical knowledge or maybe we are in an inspirational rut. I’ve discovered that changing your tuning...

Following on from last weeks lesson on building modal chord progressions to bring new life to your playing, here is the second instalment of using modal knowledge in your guitar playing. Now that you understand the sequence of chord types built from the major scale...

Recently I have spent a lot of time with two of my private students, studying the modes on the guitar. What I find really interesting about guitarists and their views on learning and using the modes is the confusion surrounding the whole process. I can understand why...